Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-06-04
fHk FASH IONS.
white Dresses for summer Wear-Embroidersd Il
Muslin Costumes, sc.

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Muslin Costumes, Ne
Harper's Bdsdr, In Its current issue, says:
Dresses of soft white wool crepeline or OF
Yelling or else OF null or sheer nainsook, are
prepared for young girl graduates to wear on
commencement day. These are made with
short skirt OF the material hung on founda
ton skirt after being pressed into fine plests
almost small rs accordion pleating, When
made Of wool these have several rows oil mar.
row white MORE ribbon set above deep
hem, while muslin skirts have Nalencenues
insertions set in. The drapery may be OF the
material In short apron, with double or
single pointed back, or else 1t may oe sash
breadth OF MORE, surah or lace, passed
around the front and hips, and hanging be
hind in loops and ends to the foot OF the
skirt The waist Is q shirred basque with
lace. Another pretty corsage for these dresses
has the plain msterial tucked or shirred at
the top, with lengthwise rows OF ribbon or
the same height bshind) tapering in At the
waist line and reaching to the eud OF the
bodice on the hips This is IN round cuirass
shape and the sash edges it's outings The
sleeves are made full for slight young figures
and may he either gathered at the top aud
bottom, with wide cuff, covered with rib
bon or lace, or they may bo the French
sleeves, plain at the top and gathered full to n
wsistbsnd OF lace or ribbon, or else they may
be the leg.of-mutton sleeves, cut slender At
the wrist and gradually widening to the top,
where they are left full, or else laid Ia fine
tucks between the puff at the armhole and
the elbow. The simple belted waist is also
worn, made high at the throat, or Tapped III
| side. Oriental lace, Nalenciennes and some
OF the large figured articles are the trim
mings most used. Tho latter are put on
| plain and smooth in deep VS. and As collars,
| or In yoke shapes with wide cuffs.
| Embroidered dresses have q short skirt
l made Of open work ed embroidery in squares
or stripes aud simply hemmed, or else the
| open designs are in small, sll-ov9r patterns
with q scalloped edge, and the fancy is Il
make border near the foot, or panels down
the side, or stripes down the front and sides
by running the narrow ribbon, called baby
ribbon, through the open figures, six or eigh
rows in a cluster. the drspery is then plsir
| or of the wide, metal-striped silks, or OF
| MORE and surah, and basque IL made o
| the embroidered goods, with \ vest aud mid
| die back trimmings OF the ribbons. In othe
waists only the guimpe and sleeves are of tn
| embroidery and ribbons, with q frll waist @
naiusook, made with square, round or hall
| low neck, with lace on the edge and in tn
srmholes gathered to fall softly The stripes
embroidery muslins are used for en,ir
dresses, being made up just as striped silk
are. There are also pretty dresses with tn
waist and drapeTy made OF embroidere
| fiouncing over an accordion peated skirt {
| white nainsook, in which several rows
, | valeucieuues insertions are set around aooS
. | q deep hem. The basque of these embro
dered strips Is made without lining, Il
| seams being joined by ladder stitching, ar
u | the scalloped edges Of the nouuces comii
straight down the front to open over vest
l. the nainsook and Naienciennes in CT,
10 l stripes or else turned back IN revers next {
9, | vest Instead Of an apron three deep poll
| fall down the front and sides of the Ski
ID | each made Of two OF the hounces, with tn
straight edges slipped to point and join
II. | by ladder stitching; cross the back are th
mt or four gathered flounces OF the embroide
or else the accordion skirt shows all the "
round, and there Is q shawl back OF mus
e. bordered with the embroidery.